Brockton Neighborhood Health Center’s $2.5 million expansion complete

The Brockton Neighborhood Health Center has completed a $2.5 million expansion of its urgent care center downtown. The expansion nearly triples the amount of patients that can be seen in urgent care by adding 16 new exam rooms on the first floor of the health center, located at 63 Main St.

By Maria Papadopoulos

The Enterprise, Brockton, MA

By Maria Papadopoulos

Posted Jun. 21, 2010 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jun 21, 2010 at 9:07 PM

By Maria Papadopoulos

Posted Jun. 21, 2010 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jun 21, 2010 at 9:07 PM

BROCKTON

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The Brockton Neighborhood Health Center has completed a $2.5 million expansion of its urgent care center downtown.

The expansion nearly triples the amount of patients who can be seen in urgent care by adding 16 new exam rooms on the first floor of the health center, located at 63 Main St.

“It’s beautiful. It allows us to continue to expand the number of patients that we serve,” Sue Joss, executive director of the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, said.

Federal stimulus dollars and a grant from Medicaid funded the expansion, Joss said.

The health center currently houses its urgent care unit with six exam rooms on the second floor. The expansion aims to serve more patients who would otherwise go to a hospital emergency room, Joss said.

“The idea is to keep our own patients out of the emergency room for things that are not true emergencies,” Joss said.

The 58,000-square-foot health center provides medical services for lower-income residents in the region. It served just over 20,000 patients over 110,000 visits in fiscal 2010, Joss said.

The center has hired 10 employees to staff the center, including a physician, triage nurse, primary care nurse, four medical assistants and three nurse practitioners, she said.

A grand opening is planned for June 30. The public is invited to the opening from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Refreshments will be served.